As the Alberta government enters a series of consultations with stakeholders, Minister of Labour Christina Gray remained steady on plans to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2018 despite the continued economic downturn.“We are still committed to that goal. Alberta’s current minimum wage does not allow the workers earning minimum wage to meet the basic needs of themselves and their families,” she said in an email to the Rocky View Weekly.

Edmonton – Predictably, Restaurants Canada launched a campaign today opposing Alberta’s plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2018. Unfortunately, with industry groups like Restaurants Canada it is never the time for meaningful increases to the minimum wage.